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abbreviation. 1. defensive end. 2. Delaware. 3. diatomaceous earth. 4. doctor of engineering. de- 2 of 2. prefix. 1. a. : do the opposite of. deactivate. b. : reverse of. de-emphasis. 2. a. : remove (a specified thing) from. delouse. b. : remove from (a specified thing) dethrone.
3 days ago · de- in American English. (di ; dɪ ; də ) 1. away from, off. debar, derail. 2. down. degrade, decline. 3. wholly, entirely. defunct. 4. reverse the action of; undo. defrost, decode. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Check pronunciation: de-. Definition of de- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
taking out or removal of a thing: decaffeinate (= take out the caffeine from something); declaw (= remove the claws of an animal); finishing or completeness of an action: defunct (= completely non-functioning); despoil (= completely spoil). DE, an abbreviation of: Place Names Delaware.
2 days ago · de- in American English. prefix. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify ), negation ( demerit; derange ), descent ( degrade; deduce ), reversal ( detract ), or intensity ( decompound ) Compare di- 2, dis- 1.
1. : do the opposite of. de code. de activate. 2. a : remove (a specified thing) from something. de claw a cat. de frost a windshield. b : remove someone or something from something. The king was de throned. c : leave or get off something. de rail. de plane. 3. : reduce. de value currency.
a prefix, occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, used to form verbs that denote motion or conveyance down from, away, or off ( deflect; descend ); reversal or undoing of the effects of an action ( deflate ); extraction or removal of a thing ( decaffeinate ); thoroughness or completeness of an action ( despoil ).
